MPHYS Physics with Philosophy (PHYU30) FT

2017 - 2018

FOR STUDENTS WHOSE INITIAL REGISTRATION WAS PRIOR TO THE 2019/20 SESSION

Year 1

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (80 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
PHY101 + A Level Mathematics or equivalent A Level Physics or equivalent. Yes, there is limited availability for the tutorial sessions, so the students from Physics and Astronomy have priority..	Mechanics, Waves, Optics and Special Relativity	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
PHY102 + A-level Mathematics or equivalent. A-level Physics or equivalent.. PHY101.	Electromagnetism, Thermal and Quantum Physics	SPR SEM	20 credits
Full academic year
PHY118 + CHMU03 BSc Physical Chemistry, CHMU08 MPhys Physical Chemistry, PHYU14 BSc Physics & Philosophy, PHYU12 MPhys Physics & Maths, MASU23 BSc Maths & Physics.	Professional Skills in Physics	ACAD YR	10 credits
PHY120 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: MAS280 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: PHY165	Mathematics for Physicists and Astronomers	ACAD YR	30 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 1
PHI107 + No. No. No. No.	Philosophy of Religion	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHI115 + No. No. No. No.	Reason and Argument	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHI120 + N. N. N. N.	Paradox and Plurality: Zeno to Aristotle	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHI125 + No. No. No. No.	Matters of Life and Death	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI133 + No. No. No. No.	Film and Philosophy	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHI134 + No. No. No. No.	History of Philosophical Ideas	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
PHI116 + No. No. No. No.	Elementary Logic	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHI118	History of Ethics	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHI121	Knowledge, Justification and Doubt	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHI126 + No. No. No. No.	Mind, Brain and Personal Identity	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI132	Death	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHI158 + No. No. No. No.	Philosophy of Sex	SPR SEM	10 credits

Year 2

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (80 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
PHY221 CCo-requisites: PHY250 PHY251 + PHY101 PHY102, usual level 1 modules in physic and mathematics or equivalent.	Classical Physics	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY230 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: PHY414 PHY422 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: PHY250 PHY251 XCannot be taken with: PHY236 + PHY101 and PHY102.	Experimental Physics I	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY235 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: PHY31001 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: PHY236	Programming in Python	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY250 + Students will have the standard qualifications for the degree (maths and physics A-levels).	From Electromagnetism to Quantum Physics	AUT SEM	25 credits
Semester 2
PHY251 XCannot be taken with: PHY290 PHY292 PHY293 PHY294 + Students will have the standard qualifications for the degree (maths and physics A-levels).	From Thermodynamics to Atomic and Nuclear Physics	SPR SEM	25 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (40 credits)

A student will take 40 credits from this group.

Semester 2
PHI211 + No. No. No. No.	Theory of Knowledge	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI219 + No. No. No. No.	Ethics: Theoretical and Practical	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI223 + No. No. No. No.	Topics in Ancient Philosophy	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI226 + Yes: restricted to students doing single or dual honours philosophy degrees..	Philosophy and Education	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI227 + No. No. No. No.	Religion and the Good Life	SPR SEM	20 credits

A student must achieve a weighted mean grade of 59.5 or above at Level Two in order to continue as a student for the Degree of MPhys in Physics with Philisophy (PHYU30). A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be required by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BSc in Physics and Philosophy (PHYU14).

Year 3

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (50 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
PHY304 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: PHY21004 PHY21005 Is a pre-requisite for: PHY418 PHY419 PHY425 PHY431 PHY466 (when the module is running) CCo-requisites: PHY326 PHY379 XCannot be taken with: PHY448	Particle Physics	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY332 ⇐P⇒Pre-requisites: PHY21005 PHY21006 Is a pre-requisite for: PHY440 (when the module is running)	Atomic and Laser Physics	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY380 P⇒Is a pre-requisite for: PHY424 PHY440 PHY477 PHY481 PHY482 (when the module is running) XCannot be taken with: PHY439	Solid State Physics	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
PHY349 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY21005 PHY21006 XCannot be taken with: PHY449	Further Quantum Mechanics	SPR SEM	10 credits
Full academic year
PHY340 + CAN NOT BE TAKEN WITH PHY350.	Problem Solving and Advanced Skills in Physics	ACAD YR	10 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (10 credits)

A student will take 10 credits from this group.

Semester 1
PHY341 + restricted to students studying a single or dual honours degree including Physics or Chemical Physics.	Physics Level 3 Project 1	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
PHY342 + restricted to students studying a single or dual honours degree including Physics or Chemical Physics.	Physics Level 3 Project 2	SPR SEM	10 credits

AND

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (60 credits)

A student will take 60 credits from this group.

Semester 1
PHI302	Metaphysics	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI313 + No. No. No. No.	Epistemology	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI324 XCannot be taken with: PHI216 + No. No. No. Not available to students who have already taken PHI216.	Feminism: Rationality and Politics	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI330 + no. no. no. no.	Philosophical Problems 2	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI340 + No. No. No. No.	Aristotle	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI370 + No.	Free Will & Religion	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI372 + No. No. No.	Pain, Pleasure, and Emotions	AUT SEM	20 credits
PHI374 + No. No. No. No.	The Radical Demand in Logstrup's Ethics	AUT SEM	20 credits
Semester 2
PHI325	Phenomenology	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI332 + No. No. No. No.	Philosophy of Psychology	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI335	Philosophical Problems 1	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI345 + No. No. No. No.	Advanced Logic	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI350	Global Justice	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI364 + No. No. No. No.	Philosophy of Law	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI366 + No. No. No.	Plato's Symposium	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI368 + No. No. No. No.	Practical Reason	SPR SEM	20 credits
PHI375 + No. No. No. No.	Philosophy of Medicine	SPR SEM	20 credits

A student must achieve a weighted mean grade of 59.5 or above at Level Three in order to continue as a student for the Degree of MPhys in Physics with Philisophy (PHYU30). A student who fails to satisfy this requirement may be required by the Faculty to become instead a student for the Degree of BSc in Physics and Philisophy (PHYU14).

Year 4

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (40 credits)

A student will take

Full academic year
PHY480 + Cannot be taken with PHY451. Restricted to final year students on MPhys or MMath programmes involving Physics or Astronomy.	Research Project in Physics and Astronomy	ACAD YR	40 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (80 credits)

A student will take 80 credits from this group.

Semester 1
PHY418 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY304 + A-level Physics and Mathematics or equivalent.. PHY104 recommended.	Particle Astrophysics	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY422 + Core level 1, 2 and 3 maths and physics..	Magnetic Resonance: Principles and Applications	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY426 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY111 PHY21004 XCannot be taken with: PHY326 + Students should have knowledge of physics and/or astrophysics up to second year (F5) level..	Dark Matter and the Universe	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY427 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY104 PHY111 PHY394 + PHY111, (PHY216 recommended).	History of Astronomy	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY466 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY303 PHY304 + PHY303, PHY304. Subject to numbers.	The Development of Particle Physics	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY472	Advanced Quantum Mechanics	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY475 + Only available to PHYU02, PHYU10, PHYU11, PHYU12, PHYU16, PHYU19, PHYU23, PHYU24, CHMU08.	Optical Properties of Solids	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY477 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY380 XCannot be taken with: PHY377 + Core level 1, 2 and 3 maths and physics..	The Physics of Soft Condensed Matter	AUT SEM	10 credits
PHY481 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY380 XCannot be taken with: PHY381 + Core level 1, 2 and 3 maths and physics..	Advanced Electrodynamics	AUT SEM	10 credits
Semester 2
PHY407	Physics Communication and Impact	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY414 ⇐PPre-requisites: MAS165 PHY102 PHY230 PHY250 PHY251 + Core level 1, 2 and 3 maths and physics..	An Introduction to General Relativity	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY420 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY339 + MAS165, PHY101, PHY102, PHY250, PHY251, PHY333. PHYU02, PHYU10, PHYU11, PHYU12 PHYU16, PHYU19, PHYU24, PHYU23, PHYU25,CHMU08.	Biological Physics	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY421 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY339 + Core level 1, 2 and 3 maths and physics..	Advanced Particle Physics	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY428 + PHY225, PHY235 or PHY241.	Advanced Programming in Python	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY447 XCannot be taken with: PHY347	Physics in an Enterprise Culture	SPR SEM	10 credits
PHY482 ⇐PPre-requisites: PHY380 + PHY380 (Solid State Physics).	Semiconductor Physics and Technology	SPR SEM	10 credits

A candidate must satisfy the requirements of the General Regulations for First Degrees as to progression in order to continue as a candidate for the Degree of MPhys in Physics with Philosophy (PHYU30). A candidate who fails to satisfy these requirements may be required by the Faculty to become instead a candidate for the Degree of BSc in Physics and Philosophy (PHYU14).

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P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
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X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
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Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2017/18 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.